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Category: Art & History
Art & History 2023 planned schedule
2023 9 Jan John Hopwood Antoni Gaudi, The Sagrada Familia, and many of the other buildings designed by this amazing architect 23 Jan Rosalind Miranda Mouth and Foot Artists 13 […]
New Video: The Architectural Legacy of Moorish Spain
By Peter Atkinson More Art and History lectures recorded as videos here.
New Video: The life and work of Antoni Gaudi
By Peter Atkinson More Art and History lectures recorded as videos here.
New Video: Intersecting Lives JFK and LBJ
By Peter Atkinson John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson: their lives, personalities and careers, with an emphasis on the 60s, the decade of their presidencies. The principal issues were […]
Outdoor Art in Spain: Architecture, Sculptures and Murals
By Peter Atkinson A comprehensive tour of the art and architecture that can be viewed in Spain’s outdoors, from whole buildings to minor architectural details and stand-alone artworks, including the […]
Lectures in Lockdown
Missing our lectures? The Arts and History Group has prepared some interesting videos for you.
The Life and Wonderful Works of the Artist Joaquin Sorolla
By John Hopwood Born in Valencia to a wealthy family of fabric makers and then orphaned at the age of three being raised by his aunt, the wife of a […]
The History of the Automobile
By John Hopwood. Commences with an introduction to La Marquese which is the oldest car in the world which is still in full working condition and then goes on to […]
The History of the Bicycle.
By John Hopwood. This is a slightly humorous look at the history of the bicycle from the first push bikes through the many different designs to the latest racing and […]
The Life and Works of David Hockney
By John Hopwood. The quite detailed story of this wonderful artists life from his humble beginnings in Bradford to becoming the most expensive living artist in the world. His first […]
The Life and Art of Grayson Perry
By John Hopwood. The full story of this artist’s life from his very difficult childhood through to his great success being the only potter ever to wind the Turner Prize […]